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September 01, 2011

DHS Pilot On Trial In Rio Grande Drowning

Prosecutor Says Helo Pilot Tried To Use Downwash To Stop Illegal Immigrants

A US Department of Homeland Security pilot is accused of flying low over the Rio Grande River in an attempt to use the downwash from his helicopter to push two would-be illegal immigrants back toward Mexico on December 14, 2005. One of the men in the water, a Mexican national, lost his grip on his inner tube and drowned.

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Iraqi Airspace Soon To Be Fully Under Iraqi Control

Air Force Transfers Final Sector Of Northern Iraq's Airspace To Iraq Civil Aviation Authority

The U.S. Air Force transferred the final sector of northern Iraq's airspace to the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority here on Aug. 25. With the assumption of this sector, the ICAA received control of airspace in Kirkuk from ground level to 15,000 feet.

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Simulated Hijacking Part Of U.S., Russia Exercise

Jet Charter Company Participates In Joint Training Scenario

A Challenger 604 was crossing the Bering Sea sometime in August when the aircraft stopped responding to communications. As a result, the FAA and TSA notified the U.S. military, and fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the plane. Russia also launched aircraft, and the two governments coordinated together to prevent a potential terrorist attack. Fortunately, the hijacking was a simulation.

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Air Force Celebrates JSF Arrival, Rolls Out Nation's Airpower Future

Ceremony Held August 26th At Eglin AFB In Florida

Air Force officials said the unveiling of the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter August 26th was an "historic occasion" during a rollout ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The F-35A, on display during the ceremony, was delivered to Eglin in July by Lt. Col. Eric Smith, the Air Force's first F-35 pilot.

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SECNAV Addresses Energy Leaders

Blue Angels To Perform On Biofuel Blend At Labor Day Show

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus delivered the keynote address at the National Clean Energy Summit 4.0 in Las Vegas Tuesday. The summit brought together leaders of industry, government, and those specializing in research and development to chart the course for the future of energy in America. Secretary Mabus told attendees that "changing the way the United States uses, produces, and acquires energy is one of the central policy challenges that confront us as a nation."

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North Carolina Resident Finds Training Missile In His Back Yard

Inert Ordinance Apparently Fell From A Marine Helicopter

Of all the things you might expect to find in your back yard, an inert training missile is probably not high on the list. But that's exactly what Parker Radcliffe found last Thursday morning as he was getting ready for Hurricane Irene.

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